The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

| ls no business. We can show up 4 lit
tie better than $500 year from home
business men. but the ADVANCE has
generally been conspicuous for its lack
Of good home patronage, and this fact
has been frequently commented upon by
the surrounding press. and the wonder
of all newspaper men is, how the AD-
! VANCE has been such remarkable
success, for it is a financial success
and is quoted from one end of the land
to the other.
The whole secret is, hard work, new
er let up. economy, and the simple
pluck to do and say what it believes is
right and then to fight it through.
A REMARKABLE COLONY
The ADVANCE, rs our readers are
aware, is u thorough convert to co-op-
Grafton and beyond that, as An ulti-
mate, to communism or affiliation and
brotherhood. We are pleased there
fore to see now rounding into shape
the most gigantic co operative scheme
Of the century. This is called the
"Credit Foncier Of Sinaloa," originat-
ed by Mr.. Albert X. Owen, a skillful
surveyor and engineer who discovered
the bay of Topolobampo on the Pacific
coas*, in Sinaloa, Mexico. He project
ed the ''Texas. Topolobampo & Pacific
Railroad and Telegraph Company"
and Hon. VIM. Window, of this state,
was elected president and Mr.. Owen
engineer. One hundred miles of the
road has been located eastwardly from
the bay.
Mr.. Owen then organized the "Cred-
it Foncier" mentioned above, \ coop.
erative colony which is to build Pacific
City on the bay. The educational
ideas of Prof. Joseph Rodes Buchanan,
Of Boston. are to be applied in their
schools, and the community is to be
upon the cooperative plan through.
out. The community is TO be respon.
sihle for the health, usefulness, indi-
viduality and security Of each member.
Over 1880 persons are enlisted for
the colony. and over 10000 shares of
stock have been sold. The colonlsts
have been gathering ut Topolobampo
for some time.
This is Il magnificent scheme on the
true basis and philosophy Of life. 1t
| will he great success if selfish
schemers and drones can be kept out.
The culnnists will build the finest city
on the continent if their plans for
health, comfort. labor, recreation, ETC..
are carried out.
In short, they are on the true basis
They are trying the only plan that
will ever abolish paupcrism, crime,
insanity, monopoly, war and selfish
ness on this planet, or among the hu-
man race. Our boasted civilization is
II monstrous frand and barbarism CON-
pared to the true system which Christ
taught and which advanced spirits are
now urging their way back to our
earth to teach and to inaugurate.
Parties desiring information should
write for ''The Credi. Foncier of Sina-
loa, i" published 1T Hammonton, n. J.
For descriptive reports. maps, ETC., en-
close l6c to the editor, E. Rowland,
HammOnton.
Since the above was written, based
upon information obtained from Bu-
chanan's Journal of Man. reports have
been circulated of great distress among
the cOiOnists and fraud upon the Fart
of the managers. We have waited to
hear from the other side. The colo
nists remaining to the number Of sew
eral hundred send word that they are
rid Of some thirty malcontents. some
Of whom it seems were schpming to be
leaders, and that now they have peace
There WAS some small pOx last winter
but none now.
We shall watch this effort to build
cooperative city and state with great
interest.
The March number Of 1.-The Worlds
Advance Thought" is especially rich
in spiritual pabulum. We have before
said that it speaks as one having au-
thority, or by authority. It voices
our higher spiritual experiences, ideas
and aspirations, and foreshadows
those ''things which are coming upon
the world" 1t gives US Spiritualism
with the (D)evil extracted or exorcis-
ed, so that tender-cOnscienced church
people need not fear it. The publish
ers claim, land the result seems to
prove it) that each issue is accompa-
MED by high and heavenly influence,
| 80 that those who read will receive
| spiritual peace and strength from an
gelic sources.
The March number opens with
ringing poem by Eliza A. Pittsinger.
the California pOetess, entitled 1.-The
Song of the Soul Victorous." 1t may
not be equal rs u Lyric to POpe's wi
tai Spark of Heavenly Flame," but it
voices more fully the triumph Of the
immortal spirit over matter, death,
and whatever can hurt or dismay.
Co., Salem, Oregon, for this paper.
Only 81 year.
We have received copy of the Es-
condido Times, published at that
place, in San Diego county, Califor-
mia, by A. s. Lindsay, formerly of the
Worthington Journal. It seems that a
colony is settling there, and everything
is booming as it is in the rest of south
ern California. Several items an
nounce that James G.. Clark, the poet
singer. is there. and an article from his
pen in the same issue, indicates that
he is much pleased with the surround.
ings.
It's over-yes, over the mountain
where "Brier Pipe" smoking tobacco
grows. In q cabin all covered with